Tinsley Qualifies For Triathlon Series

September 24, 1986|By Herky Cush

Teresa Tinsley, former Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley basketball star who later went on to play at the University of Central Florida, has qualified for the 1986 Bud Light U.S. Triathlon Series National Championship to be held Saturday at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Tinsley qualified for the championship by placing second in her 25-29 age group in the Tampa Bay Triathlon held in April. More than 20,000 triathletes compete nationally in an effort to qualify for the Bud Light finals. Only 3,600 athletes, 300 from each age group, qualify to receive invitations. Twenty individuals will be declared national champions, one from each of the 20 age-group amateur divisions. The Bud Light championship consists of a 1.5K (9 tenthsmiles) swim; 40K (24.8 miles) bike race and a 10K (6.2 miles) run.